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Select the caption function for ei-
ther the TV or the VCR, but not
both. If both are decoding caption
signals, captions might overlap or
reception might be poor.
Selecting the Caption
Function
1. Press
CAPTION
on the remote
control or
FUNCTION
on the front
panel so
DECODER
appears.
Then press
VOL
+ or – so the ar-
row points to
ON
.
2. Press
CAPTION
or
FUNCTION
so
DECODER MODE
appears. Then
press
VOL
+ or – so the arrow
points to
CAPTION
.
3. Press
CAPTION
or
FUNCTION
until
MODE SELECTION
appears.
Press
VOL
+ or – so the arrow
points to
MODE 1
or
MODE 2
.
4. To turn off captions, press
CAP-
TION
or
FUNCTION
so
DECODER
appears, then press
VOL
+ or – so
the arrow points to
OFF
.
Note: If you select captioning and then
turn off the TV, captioning is still active
when you turn on the TV again.
USING THE TEXT
FUNCTION
Text is information presented in a
black box on the television screen as a
service to viewers. Some examples of
text broadcasts are captioned program
lists, weather forecasts, stock ex-
change reports, and wire-service
news.
Some television stations provide two
different text services. You can choose
between the two text signals by select-
ing
MODE
1
or
MODE
2
under
MODE
SELECTION
.
Note: Not all television stations pro-
vide text services.
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